measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
such; this sort of; like this
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to surround; to crowd around
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
two persons; two people; pair; couple
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
the opposite sex; isomerism
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
male instincts; male frivolity
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
single word; a few words; brief comment
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
questions and answers; dialogue